Hi Glynis, Further to all the emails you've received, I guess we can now answer Ainslie's question ... who was Somers? There is mention of Charles SOMMERS, Sommers Town Village and Sommers Town Estate, as well as "Red House Farm" at Windsor, mentioned in the Windsor Express 1844-45 - http://www.members.ceinternet.com.au/rgowadsl/wexpress.html Charles Sommers held the licence for the Plough & Harrow on the Windsor Road, granted 1846 - http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12886822?searchTerm=%22charles+sommers%22 Red House Farm, Windsor - http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/catalogues/work.aspx?frmview=image&itemid=30954 http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2201463 (lease advertisement, 1831) Online family trees for SOMMERS - http://www.markbutz.com/genealogy/sommers_fg.html Cheers Trish Nowra NSW > Or maybe that was named after the same person who called your spot > "Somers Town" - > Begs the question... who was Somers? > Cheers > Ainslie.